File:Dancing Galaxies NGC 6872 & IC 4970 (gemini1104a).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionDancing Galaxies NGC 6872 & IC 4970 (gemini1104a).jpg |
English: Image of NGC 6872 (left) and companion galaxy IC 4970 (right) locked in a tango as the two galaxies gravitationally interact. The galaxies lie about 200 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Pavo (the Peacock). Minimum Credit: Gemini Observatory/AURA/Australian Gemini Office. Full Credit: Gemini Observatory/AURA/Australian Gemini Office, Sydney Girls High School Astronomy Club, Travis Rector (University of Alaska, Anchorage), and Ángel López-Sánchez (Australian Astronomical Observatory/Macquarie University). |
Date | 29 March 2011 (upload date) |
Source | Dancing Galaxies NGC 6872 & IC 4970 |
Author | International Gemini Observatory/AURA/Australian Gemini Office |
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Credit/Provider | International Gemini Observatory/AURA/Australian Gemini Office |
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Date and time of data generation | 20:00, 29 March 2011 |
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